CCAR administers more than 1 million tests in 2007-08 school year

The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) has announced that the organization administered more than 1.1 million online exams to students from automotive training programs throughout the U.S. during the 2007-08 school year.
        
“CCAR has become a leader in industry improvement related to safety and environmental awareness through training offered to schools,” says Lin Peacock, CCAR vice chairman and vice president, Insurance Plans and Programs for the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). “By helping educate thousands of automotive students each year, we’re confident they will take the heightened awareness best practices and awareness into the workplace as new employees."

The testing represents over 94,000 users in automotive programs located in high schools, community colleges, career/technical schools and other post-secondary institutions across the country, utilizing CCAR’s e-learning programs:

S/P2 is an e-learning program developed by CCAR to address
key safety and pollution prevention subjects. The training is based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, which require that personnel be trained on safety and environmental issues at the beginning of their employment, and at least annually thereafter.

HazmatU was created by CCAR in cooperation with the North American Automotive HazMat Action Committee (NAAHAC), a group of regulatory compliance specialists representing the major automotive manufacturers in North America, and ShipMate, Inc., a HazMat specialty training company with an extensive background of serving automotive companies. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations require any employee who works in the shipping or receiving of hazardous materials receive training within 90 days and recurring training at least every three years.

“Our delivery of online educational products and services to students is critical for all parts of the automotive repair industry that focus on safety, pollution prevention and hazardous materials handling,” notes Daren Fristoe, CCAR president and chief operating officer.  “When we speak of ‘Changing the Industry, One Learner at a Time,’ our commitment to schools is two-fold. First, we’re dedicated to educating automotive students for today about the importance of on-the-job safety and correct environmental practices. Second, we’re focused on preparing leaders fortomorrow, investing in these students to enable them to lead the industry in the changing times ahead.”

For more information, visit www.ccar-greenlink.org.